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Spectrum 48k Fault - anybody seen this before?Hello, I have two 48k spectrums that exhibit the same fault. Black border, paper area is full of columns of wavey lines. I have posted a screen sho…
Hello, I have two 48k spectrums that exhibit the same fault. Black border ... anybody seen this kind of fault before that could let me ... -
Short Circuit Damage?Hey Spectrum fans, Currently trying to diagnose what is wrong with my 48K Issue 4B ZX Spectrum. The initial problem was the fact it would not boot -…
... what is wrong with my 48K Issue 4B ZX Spectrum. The ... that there is a fault in the lower 16K of RAM. Well ... the problem. Since all the lower IC's are socketed on ... -
Which ULA?Just a quick question, more of interest rather than immediate need... I am thinking ahead about the repair of an Issue 2 board, and also an Issue 6A …
... process keyboard inputs. Any fault that stops the Z80 after ... a ULA fault :)
Not a membrane fault :)
No corruption on ... the system is working (including "lower" 16k DRAM).
What ... no difference.
Another question, is this a 16K or 48K ... -
Spectrum 48k with no serial number ?I've recently aquired a curiosity - a rubberkey case that has no embossed serial number (usually red or green) under the edge connector. despite the…
... - a rubberkey case that has no embossed serial number (usually red ... -
Issue 4A issuesHi all, I've been trying to get the Issue 4A board that came DOA with the case I purchased for my Frankenspectrum to work. I've recapped and socket…
... chips, and verified that the lower RAM IC sockets IC6-IC13 ... indicative of a Speccy with no lower RAM present at all, however ... toast? Any other suggestions for fault finding this one? -
12V Rail - Spectrum 48kOkay - I may just be having a senior moment here, but I'm running out of ideas. I'm working on a Spectrum Issue 4S board,and have had to remove al…
... issue 2 board here with no lower RAM, and the rail there ... -
48k packed up after cap changeHi all, I'm relatively new to the Sinclair world, my 8-bit repairs in past was lurking in the dark sides of Acorn, Amstrad and Commodore! I've got…
... 've got 4 48k models, an original case 48k issue 3, and ... ULA from a known good 48k made no difference. I may transfer ... ohms of each other and no transistors showed shorts or open ... -
The Dragon 32/64 threadI got a Dragon 64 a few years ago. Not many games included though. Back in the day, they always reminded me of the BBC with its shape. There always…
... /> [*]Low resolution (see above!)
[*]No lower case text (unless you plotted ... 32 and an Oric 1 48K, I'd go for the ... -
Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... mode with an exact 48k rom in lower ram. I will re ... ;
[url]http://nugget.no-ip.biz/spectrum/Locomotion_(+2a ... -
RAM issue for potential 48k buy?Hi guys I've got a 48k in my sight for ?20 but... it has an issue: [QUOTE]"I tested the computer and only displayed a distorted screen. Coloured …
... long time. It has a fault with this:
[IMG ... salvaging... I've got another 48k on it's way... I ... a donor for my 48k if the lower RAM ever went wrong ... -
ZX SPECTRUM REFURBHi, I have an old ZX Spectrum here that I want to fix up cosmetically, the machine seems to be fully operational so I wouldn't want to mess around in…
... than later. In 16/48K Spectrums the lower RAM ICs could well ... unaided project if you have no experience of working with electronic ... , the faceplate needs to have no non-original deformities or it ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
no that's great thank you ... just clean it up and no paint it to keep it ... point need a new 48k rom and lower ram chips to try ... and fix my 48k plus, only ... -
How much can you get into 48k?Todays experiment was to see how long, how much text, a PRINT statement will hold. I filled it up with * and counted them and got 689 chrs. Almost 22…
... startup a standard 48k Spectrum with no attachments and no program in RAM ... DF_SZ is set to zero (no lower screen), which is roughly equivalent ... bytes. So if there was no program loaded then you could ... would otherwise drop into the lower screen,so:
[code] ... -
48k packed up after cap changeHi all, I'm relatively new to the Sinclair world, my 8-bit repairs in past was lurking in the dark sides of Acorn, Amstrad and Commodore! I've got…
... ULA from a known good 48k made no difference. I may transfer ... an address/control/data bus fault (short circuit or broken connection ... ohms of each other and no transistors showed shorts or open ... -
New Emulator that is not in FAQHi Santiago Romero, with a little help of me, Alvaro Alea, develoved a emulator. [url="http://aspectrum.sourceforge.net"]http://aspectrum.sourceforg…
... de mouse.
- 48K emulation (no sound, no memory contened), load SP ... -
New project for 256 colours Games emulator!O.K. , I suggested Jonathan Needle ( Creator of the excellent Spectaculator at [url="http://www.Spectaculator.com"]www.Spectaculator.com[/url] ) to c…
... emulator itself only works with 48K snapshots ( I think the core ... on an even older spanish 48K emulator ;no tzx,tap,szx, etc ... instead of that old crappy 48k spanish emulator ?
Now ... -
Spectrum SoundHi all - I think I must be going mad, to much playing C64 games !!, anyway my question is about Speccy sound - the little speaker, it`s so quiet I ca…
... confused why the little rubber 48K has no sound through the TV ... load fine but no beeps and blips and no game sound unless ... -
Fastest loading cassette game?What was the fastest loading cassette game? Obviously size vs speed has to be compared, but I seem to recall a car racing game which seemed to load …
... lightening, and was a 48k game (No it wasn't Outrun or ... -
Converting games from tap to dskHi to all from Greece, Being an old Speccy user and now owner of most models of Spectrum (48k , 48k+ , 128K, +2 grey and +3) , I desided to salvage m…
... of most models of Spectrum (48k , 48k+ , 128K, +2 grey and +3 ... disk and work only in 48k mode. (No music) Anybody has any ... : randomize usr 24576
No luck , the game doesn't ... line 30 it works in 48k mode.
Second are ... -
Most impressive game you've ever seen which has been written in speccy BASIC?What's the most impressive speccy game you've ever seen that's been written solely in speccy BASIC? +3 Basic or 48k basic. No machine code routines…
What's the most impressive speccy game you've ever seen that's been written solely in speccy BASIC?
+3 Basic or 48k basic.
No machine code routines utilised to help the program along. -
Lighter: Better Than Raw[CENTER]So, [B](Burn The) Lighter's back[/B]! And don't ask me why I had to skip issue two at that point. [IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/95941449/Bur…
... just as right on 48K+AY (no AY music due to memory ... -
+2B and Lots of Extras!Have a +2B, Alphacom Printer, Tape Deck, Light Gun and a load of games on eBay. You can view the auction [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl…
... the way and a boxed 48k, so no need for extra machines ... /> Edit: The Boxed Multiface is no longer available... -
Hidden message in Down To EarthJust found this in the Down To Earth code. I like reading these old messages left behind by programmers. [code]WELCOME TO ORIFICE Credits Darren B…
... /> Adam Allenfoord
Dead fleshed 48k Spectrum
The ... a
be-rubbered 48k Specky using
Ye ... br /> And the Unforgetable..
-'No No No Medium sweet'
... 128+2 in
48K mode (no keywords on keys)
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ZX Spectrum +2A - Issue loading gamesHi! I have my ZX Spectrum +2A with a very strange issue regarding games loading. The thing is that I can only load a few games from the Datacorder o…
... the games in both 128K/48K modes. No results.
- I replaced ... 4 Goldstar GM7IC464A-80 chips. No results.
Now I ... -
Spectrum prices on eBay etc...!After a browse on eBay for some Spectrum hardware/software it seems to me some people are in this for all the wrong reasons. As an example... ?70 bu…
... for an 'untested' (broken) 48k with no leads, box or... anything. ?80 ... make enough money off it - no chance I'll be bidding ... -
EmuZWin - color problem...I am trying to use EmuZWin - very curious about its integral assembler/compiler. However, something is wrong with the color and I cannot see buttons…
... not help. My video has no lower color options.
Any ... -
Emulation and XKCDI loved my 48K Spectrum. No surprise there. Like a car or favourite armchair, it came to have its own personality. The way the keys clicked, the way …
I loved my 48K Spectrum. No surprise there. Like a car ... -
Arcade and Speccy games.I used to play arcade and Speccy games when I was a kid, but back then I thought the conversions were good. Nowadays I think some were crap. So what …
... original and sucked on my 48k+, with no sound and three separated ... -
A game that took the Spectrum to its maximumWhat Spectrum games took it to the maximum of its capacity? I think R-Type is a good example. What are yours?
The Sentinel: squeezing all those 10,000 different landscapes into just 48K is no mean feat, isn't it? Also I think that Driller and The Dark Side were other major breakthroughs - imagine it, real 3D in 1987... -
MESS / MacMESSI downloaded MacMESS 0.61 a couple of days ago and discovered it supports a huge amount of Spectrums (including Portugese, Spanish and American clone…
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BUT!
No icon change, can't drag ... my keyboard on my 48K would no longer work from having one ...
